2024 - Edouard Philippe: he puts his hand in his pocket for a surprising reason

According to the Obs, Edouard Philippe would have been particularly generous this Sunday, May 1 by donating €500 to environmentalists, who emerged particularly weakened from the presidential election.

The heart on the hand, Edouard Philippe? In an interview with Le Figaro that occurred between the two tours, the former prime minister had already mentioned the idea of this donation. This Sunday, May 1, it seems that he has made his words come true by writing a check for €500 to Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV)in order to “the plurality of positions is expressed” according to his words. As a reminder, at the end of the presidential election, Yannick Jadot, the EELV candidate, had not reached the 5% of votes necessary to reimburse the costs of his campaign. Indeed, he had obtained a score of 4.63%.From the evening of the first round, EELV had appealed for donations, allowing the environmental party to collect 2 million at the end of April.Julien Bayou, the national secretary of the environmental party, meanwhile clarified that 35,000 people had donated.With his contribution of €500, Edouard Philippe thus adds his small stone to the building, he who does not however adhere to EELV but to the Horizons party, launched in October 2021. still a long way to go for the environmentalist party, which now aims to reach the 3 million mark.

Edouard Philippe and Emmanuel Macron: tense legislative elections

As the legislative elections approach, the tension is palpable between Emmanuel Macron – who wishes to avoid cohabitation in the National Assembly – and Edouard Philippe, who intends to grab a few seats (he would ask for a minimum of 50) for his Horizons party. “Emmanuel Macron does not really want to give them to him. Why 50? Because it is from there that we can really have funding and have a foundation”, explained Nathalie Saint-Cricq on the set of 8 Hours this Wednesday. On April 28, in L’Opinion, an executive adviser declared, bluntly: “The only one who really breaks our balls is Édouard Philippe. But him, we’re going to kill him“. The tone is set…

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Edouard Philippe and Emmanuel Macron
French President and liberal party La République en Marche (LREM) re-election candidate Emmanuel Macron and former French Prime Minister and Mayor of Le Havre Edouard Philippe visit the port of Le Havre in northwestern France on April 14 2022 as part of a one-day campaign visit, ten days before the second round of the French presidential election. © Franck Castel/Bestimage

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Edouard Philippe and Emmanuel Macron
The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM) for re-election, Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by the mayor of Le Havre and former Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, at the exit of the MuMa Musée d’art moderne André Malraux during his campaign between the two rounds of the French presidential election, in Le Havre, France, April 14, 2022. © Eliot Blondet/Pool/Bestimage

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Edouard Philippe – President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Champ de Mars on the evening of his victory in the presidential election on April 24, 2022. © Cyril Moreau / Bestimage